Health insurers can make collective arrangements to support health care providers during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. These arrangements concern continuity contributions and advances on payments to health care providers that are not directly involved in helping Coronavirus patients.

ACM has cleared the acquisition of health care provider Trimenzo by rival provider Sensire. Both organizations provide health care services such as district nursing and nursing home care. With this acquisition, Sensire is able to continue Trimenzo’s health care services.

Dutch health care providers Stichting Schakelring, Stichting De Riethorst Stromenland and Stichting Volckaert wish to merge. Further investigation is needed into the merger’s effects in the markets for geriatric-rehabilitation care and post-acute rehabilitation services.

Hospitals and health insurers are not yet taking full advantage of the potential benefits that their collaborations in drug procurement are able to offer, according to the evaluation of the ‘Guidelines on collective procurement of prescription drugs’.